Posted by Wanda C on November 21, 2004, at 12:10:07
In reply to Re: Delayed Withdrawl???, posted by jubilee on November 21, 2004, at 0:37:23
Wow, this all sounds so familiar to me. I just posted a fraction of my details on 11/20 and it is amazing how all of our stories are the same. Why is this pill legal and why haven't doctors found something for us to help with the withdrawls, it is obvious we all have them. I thought effexor was supposed to help us feel better, I wanted to seriously DIE when I tried to get off. My doctor tried to just switch me over to prozac and quit effexor all together. I was on 225 of effexor and the prozac was 20mg twice a day. I couldn't even make it to my second day, my fiance had to rush me to the hospital, actually drag me because I wanted to just lay in bed and die. I threw up the entire way there with uncontrolable shaking and twitching. Thank god my doctors office is there. He put me right back on my effexor upped the dose to 300 and gave me adavan. Adavan is what saved me. Doctors are leary about prescribing adavan because it is habbit forming, but it only took me three. Not all at the same time, but it sure took the anxiety edge off and actually let me sleep without sweating.
To the person who I am replying to, I tried wellbutrin but it gave me a seizure and I have never had one before. It sounds like it wouldn't be safe for you since you already have had medical difficulties. That is just my opinion though.
I do know however, I am extremely thankful I found this web sight, it has helped me because I thought I was going crazy, but come to find out its not me it is the medication making me like that. It has also helped my fiance becasue of corse he was so scared to see me like that and this web site gave him an inside look at what I am going through. I wish everyone that has written to this web site and to the ones who don't know about it yet, best of luck and health. We deserve it and so do our families.
poster:Wanda C
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20041118/msgs/418618.html